Drunken intruder mistakenly walks into Cape Coral home

Two women found a strange man lurking in their Cape Coral home Thursday in the middle of the night.

Friday, July 14th 2017, 10:04 pm EDT by Delia D'Ambra

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Saturday, July 15th 2017, 6:13 am EDT

Two women found a strange man lurking in their Cape Coral home Thursday in the middle of the night.

"It was almost like we felt like we were being stalked, kind of. Just being stared at," said Dena Damron.

She and her wife said a drunk 21-year old man showed up in the middle of the night inside their house on NE 1st Avenue.

He got in through an open garage and told police it was a case of mistaken house identity.

The victims said they never could've imagined they would have to arm themselves against an intruder in their house.

"We woke up to the dog barking. I've never hear her bark like that. It was very deep. Saw a person in the home. He didn't move. He did not speak. Couldn't see his face," Damron said.

The mysterious figure didn't respond to the women's commands for him to leave, so they armed themselves with a baseball bat and martial arts sword.

"It could have been a whole lot worse. I'm telling you, 30 more seconds would have went by, and I was going to go at him with the sword. That's when I was like get out of my house!” Damron said.

The intruder walked out of the same open garage door he came through. Police reports say the man admitted to driving, though he told us he remembers taking an Uber.

"He pulled away, almost hit the neighbors mailbox, went all into their yard and then pulled right into the house down the street."

Police located him minutes later at a home three houses away from the one he walked into. He claimed the residence he was at was his friends and admitted he was drunk and went to the wrong house.

Officers determined no crime was committed and let him go.

"They came back down, ‘Oh well he's just drunk’....that could happen again. That could happen to this person, it could happen to them. It could happen to anyone on this block.' If it's to happen again, that person is not going to leave my house in one piece," Damron said.

The man told us he feels terrible and is very sorry for his actions. He admitted he was drinking heavily that night and doesn't remember anything.

Police said he didn't intend to commit a crime and technically did not, which is why he was released without charges.